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Supporting Your Spouse Who Has an Addiction
Marriage is a beautiful thing that requires a lifelong commitment, but especially if your spouse has an addiction. You may feel like you have no control over their addiction and question how you can s…
Does nutrition play a role in substance abuse recovery?
You probably remember your mom telling you to eat your veggies, but you didn't really appreciate the wisdom of what she was telling you at the time. Years of medical research and study tell us Mom kne…
Why Goal-Setting Is So Important in Recovery
When you finish treatment, you might feel overwhelmed by your new life. Sobriety leaves plenty of free time, and with that often comes boredom. You might find yourself without a purpose. You may have…
Getting the Help You Need Doesn't Make You Weak
There is a huge stigma behind the word "weak," which is often tied to failure. Weakness comes in all shapes and forms. However, the word "weak" should never be used when someone reaches out for help.…
Why People With ADHD Are More Likely to Form an Addiction
Approximately 7-11% of children and 15% of adults in America are diagnosed each year with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Unfortunately, nearly half of them are more likely to form a…
Healing Together: Why Support Systems are Fundamental
Watching someone you love suffer from addiction can be heart-wrenching. You likely felt pain, anger, frustration, and resentment as you took on more than you could handle. At some point, you and your…
How to Keep Strong Connections Despite Social Distancing
To paraphrase an old adage, you never really miss something until it's gone. Before the initial wave of the global pandemic hit the U.S. in March 2020, access to work, school, friends and neighbors, a…
6 Ways to Reconnect Spiritually
Addiction can destroy us physically, mentally, and spiritually. During your darkest times, you might have felt a lack of purpose, loneliness, self-loathing, and out of control. It can be hard to find…
How Codependency Enables Addiction
Seeing someone you care about struggle with substance use can be extremely difficult. You might feel helpless and scared. Their addiction may be affecting you personally, whether it's financially, phy…
Asking for Help in Recovery
When you received treatment at a facility for your addiction, you asked for help and it changed your life. You came to terms with the fact that you needed help. Whether it was your friends and family…
You Can't Manipulate Someone into Being Sober
Addiction is a destructive behavior that you can't manipulate. Even though you love the person who has an addiction, manipulation is not the answer. Those who are close to someone who has an addiction…
The Difference Between Tolerance, Dependence & Addiction
Human nature and substance abuse can be hard to understand, especially the difference between tolerance, dependence, and addiction. Misconceptions of tolerance, dependence, and addiction run rampant t…
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